Just a duck
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Half stack poultry. they/them. cn=jpsroot
I have brain problems now (for real)
I have brain problems now (for real)
So the disney/openai deal.... let me get this straight
OpenAI pays disney 1billion for IP use rights
Disney pays OpenAI 1billion for equity
no money actually changes hands
disney then immediatly files suit against their biggest competitor in the video space
This sounds like a settlement to me...
OpenAI pays disney 1billion for IP use rights
Disney pays OpenAI 1billion for equity
no money actually changes hands
disney then immediatly files suit against their biggest competitor in the video space
This sounds like a settlement to me...
December 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
So the disney/openai deal.... let me get this straight
OpenAI pays disney 1billion for IP use rights
Disney pays OpenAI 1billion for equity
no money actually changes hands
disney then immediatly files suit against their biggest competitor in the video space
This sounds like a settlement to me...
OpenAI pays disney 1billion for IP use rights
Disney pays OpenAI 1billion for equity
no money actually changes hands
disney then immediatly files suit against their biggest competitor in the video space
This sounds like a settlement to me...
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so can we all agree that strengthening copyright law does nothing to help anyone except the rich when now we have proof that if you infringe disney's copyright to entrench existing power structures they pay you $1,000,000,000 as thanks
December 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
so can we all agree that strengthening copyright law does nothing to help anyone except the rich when now we have proof that if you infringe disney's copyright to entrench existing power structures they pay you $1,000,000,000 as thanks
So new thing... Lost all vision in my left eye for about 90 minutes. Is back now but yeah that's weird and new
December 11, 2025 at 5:20 AM
So new thing... Lost all vision in my left eye for about 90 minutes. Is back now but yeah that's weird and new
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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Gotta admit "the font is DEI" is a stage of absurdity I could not have predicted
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Gotta admit "the font is DEI" is a stage of absurdity I could not have predicted
Relatable
btw I absolutely think "AGI" is 100% a pipe dream as most people understand it
I am pretty sure I have just the most alienating view to so many people on this site: pro-AI being developed, anti-everyone in charge of it being developed, don't think AGI is real, don't think humans are that smart
I am pretty sure I have just the most alienating view to so many people on this site: pro-AI being developed, anti-everyone in charge of it being developed, don't think AGI is real, don't think humans are that smart
December 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Relatable
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oh no I'm creating an echo chamber where people are chill
god the block button is just so good.
"hmm I am just asking a simple question. Hmmm interesting"
and then you can just block them.
why didn't the internet do this earlier.
"hmm I am just asking a simple question. Hmmm interesting"
and then you can just block them.
why didn't the internet do this earlier.
December 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
oh no I'm creating an echo chamber where people are chill
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Stay safe, US friends. The FBI is compiling a list of domestic terrorists and I for one satisfy the criteria in all five possible ways.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
December 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Stay safe, US friends. The FBI is compiling a list of domestic terrorists and I for one satisfy the criteria in all five possible ways.
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
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A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
Redirecting
doi.org
December 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A study on 1.7 million people in Hong Kong shows superior hybrid immunity to Covid in people who got vaccinated before infection vs. people who got infected first. "Our findings are a direct rebuttal to arguments for natural immunity," the authors write. doi.org/10.1016/j.va...
guess what, motherfuckers? MORE BIRDS!
December 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
guess what, motherfuckers? MORE BIRDS!
ugh. can't think, have to presentin an hour and a half. got thrust upon me this morning so i have no idea how i'm going to do that, logistically.
December 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
ugh. can't think, have to presentin an hour and a half. got thrust upon me this morning so i have no idea how i'm going to do that, logistically.
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sometimes you buy a christmas present for yourself
December 5, 2025 at 12:04 AM
sometimes you buy a christmas present for yourself
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Disturbing thread.
How did a century-old community hospital in a small Georgia city grow into a sprawling healthcare system that dominates the local economy?
By waging a years-long battle to eliminate its competition and become the only game in town. (THREAD)
By waging a years-long battle to eliminate its competition and become the only game in town. (THREAD)
December 8, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Disturbing thread.
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"A landmark new study shows COVID-19 isn’t ‘just a cold’: One infection left people with long-lasting immune damage, and those with heart disease lost up to 70% of key immune cells. Reinfections may worsen this. The message is clear: protecting ourselves still matters."
SARS-CoV-2 Leaves a Lasting Mark on the Immune System
A landmark new study shows COVID-19 isn’t ‘just a cold’: One infection left people with long-lasting immune damage, and those with heart disease lost up to 70% of key immune cells. Reinfections may wo...
johnsnowproject.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:17 AM
"A landmark new study shows COVID-19 isn’t ‘just a cold’: One infection left people with long-lasting immune damage, and those with heart disease lost up to 70% of key immune cells. Reinfections may worsen this. The message is clear: protecting ourselves still matters."
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how can i get ai startup money without putting in actual work? i don't need a lot of money!
December 9, 2025 at 1:10 AM
how can i get ai startup money without putting in actual work? i don't need a lot of money!
I thought this was interesting because it highlights something people don't really understand about user-facing LLMs: Their base knowledge is basically frozen in time at training - in the chatgpt case, that was before these events happened.
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Once again, LLMs can’t believe reality is real.
i asked chat gpt to fact check an article for me
December 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I thought this was interesting because it highlights something people don't really understand about user-facing LLMs: Their base knowledge is basically frozen in time at training - in the chatgpt case, that was before these events happened.
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you know it's a bad brain day when i'm doing a single task at a time. what am i, ms-dos?
maybe cp/m
maybe cp/m
December 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
you know it's a bad brain day when i'm doing a single task at a time. what am i, ms-dos?
maybe cp/m
maybe cp/m
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Just when I think "this shit can't be real," this shit does, in fact, turn out to be real.
December 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Just when I think "this shit can't be real," this shit does, in fact, turn out to be real.
fun fact: if you don't tell your kids about money struggles, they grow up not knowing how to deal with them, or that they exist, which causes... problems
if you do, you end up risking money based trauma, causing other problems in their adult hood.
I'm sure there is balance, it's tricky to navigate
if you do, you end up risking money based trauma, causing other problems in their adult hood.
I'm sure there is balance, it's tricky to navigate
December 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
fun fact: if you don't tell your kids about money struggles, they grow up not knowing how to deal with them, or that they exist, which causes... problems
if you do, you end up risking money based trauma, causing other problems in their adult hood.
I'm sure there is balance, it's tricky to navigate
if you do, you end up risking money based trauma, causing other problems in their adult hood.
I'm sure there is balance, it's tricky to navigate
insurance covers my old doctor again. huzzah!
old doctor is not taking new patients, considers me a new patient because i didn't see them since january. less huzzah.
old doctor is not taking new patients, considers me a new patient because i didn't see them since january. less huzzah.
December 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
insurance covers my old doctor again. huzzah!
old doctor is not taking new patients, considers me a new patient because i didn't see them since january. less huzzah.
old doctor is not taking new patients, considers me a new patient because i didn't see them since january. less huzzah.
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🕹️ Terminal Walker — a game by drmortalwombat for the Commodore 64!
👉 drmortalwombat.itch.io/terminal-walker
#Commodore #Commodore64 #C64 #RetroGaming #C64Reposts
👉 drmortalwombat.itch.io/terminal-walker
#Commodore #Commodore64 #C64 #RetroGaming #C64Reposts
December 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
🕹️ Terminal Walker — a game by drmortalwombat for the Commodore 64!
👉 drmortalwombat.itch.io/terminal-walker
#Commodore #Commodore64 #C64 #RetroGaming #C64Reposts
👉 drmortalwombat.itch.io/terminal-walker
#Commodore #Commodore64 #C64 #RetroGaming #C64Reposts